Horror is a great genre. It’s really not for the faint of heart. It’s scary, fun, but exhilarating. However, being a horror and dark genre fan is awesome because it creates a life of thrill when one is interacting with horror-themed “things” throughout their lives. Unfortunately, with the exception of Halloween, there are no major horror-themed occasions where you can give yourself the chance to find awesome gifts for horror fans!
That reflects in the buyer-seller market as a scarcity in even the most mediocre horror and dark genre gifts…usually staying as such!
However today, we are changing all that, because we have done a tremendous amount of research to bring the best horror and dark genre gift ideas (legally) available to the common man.
These gifts are creative, specific to the horror culture and vibe, and inexpensive.
One of the most known unwritten rules of giving a gift is to try your best to be sure that your recipient will like the gift – (Ideally without breaking the surprise, if it’s a surprise gift).
With that as a guide, we worked and found these gift so we are 1000% sure that these gifts are the creme de la creme of awesome gifts for dark horror fans!
We hope that you enjoy the gifts that we present on this list. If you do, we ask that you share the post with others.
Now let’s cut to it and get into the good stuff. Top 10 Awesome Gift Ideas for Horror and Dark Genre Fans.
1. Horror Film Montage Poster/Frame
The Firs Gift on our list is one that any horror fan would cherish and die for – A Horror Movie Montage Poster!
This Poster is framed and is a collection of faces from the best horror movies ever made. Yep, that’s right! This includes classics such as Pinhead, Freddy Kruger, Jack Torrance, Ghost Face, and many more.
This awesome horror fan favorite painting spans a cool 11.69 inch (length) x 16.53 inches (height) and will totally span the wall. Now that’s fantastic – That’s one hella of a gift!
link for the product is here: https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/206121244/your-worst-nightmare-horror-film-montage
2. Books – Perfect Horror Gift for Readers
When you talk about the horror genre, there are a lot of different types of people. They are all awesome fans and when it comes down to it, they all geek out over their favorite horror piece.
However, everyone has different mediums of consuming their favorite dark genre piece. Here we are focusing on awesome gifts (books) for horror and dark genre readers because it’s important that you focus on finding gifts that match that particular person.
These guys love to read. Some of them might be readers, movie watchers, and collectors. Even more narrowly, some could be just readers.
If you’ve got a person who fits in one of the “reader” categories above, then you’ve got to check out these books.
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- Stephen King Collection 4 Books Set (Pet Sematary, The Shining, It, Doctor Sleep)
- The Fisherman
- Asylum 3-Book Box Set: Asylum, Sanctum, Catacomb
- The Ballad of Black Tom
- Two-Part Series: One of Us is Lying, One of Us is Next
- The Whisper Man
- The Sun Down Motel
- Young Goodman Brown and Other Tales
- If It Bleeds – Stephen King
- Dracula
We think these are phenomenal for any horror fan, regardless of how long you’ve been a fan. Certainly, we hope you enjoy the read.
3. Horror Board Games
When you think about the classical definition of horror, especially according to Hollywood, you’d likely immediately think about Horror Board Games.
There are a lot of board games featured in movies as forbidden items but the one you’re probably most familiar with its depiction is Jumanji.
Horror board games are the forbidden treasure that shouldn’t be tampered with. The thing is that most people don’t realize that Horror Board Games are a great deal of fun
to play. They provide suspense and intrigue that is immeasurable to “good ‘ol” regular board games.
We know that they will make good horror gifts for fans who love horror and dark genre board games. This means that if you’ve got a fan, this will be an excellent – perhaps a perfect – dark genre gift for them. The best part is that they could share it with others.
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- One Night Werewolf
- Pandasaurus Games Nyctophobia The Hunted
- Asmodee Dark Darker Darkest
- Eldritch Horror
- Monopoly: The Walking Dead (Survival Edition)
- Dead of Winter
- Game Salute Black Orchestra Second Edition
- Betrayal At House On The Hill
- Ravensburger Horrified
- Sub Terra
- Cthulhu: Death May Die
- Arkham Horror
4. Spooky Tricycle
Tricycle riding has now become a staple of horror movies and novels. If you’ve got a real horror fan then they are definitely going to love this gift.
Recommendations:
- Radio Flyer Red Rider Trike
- Schwinn Roadster Tricycle
- Radio Flyer’s Folding Red Trike
- Fisher-Price Nickelodeon PAW Patrol Lights & Sounds Trike – Rip off all the Stickers and Just Ride it with the sound to see how creepy it sounds!
- Radio Flyer Pink Rider Trike
5. Horror Fan Clothing
Fan merch has a big place in the heart of humanity. No one can claim to be a big fan (or even just a regular fan) of something without some reasonable admiration (or ownership) of the clothing for that topic!
Whether you are giving a gift to a 75-year-old senior or a college student you have to think (as an option at least) of getting them clothes that help them identify deeper with what they love.
So, in that spirit, if you’ve got an awesome horror fan, here are some cool clothing pieces that you can give them. They’ll show a lot of appreciation because you thought about a gift that is unique to them and their interest.
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- Camp Crystal Lake Tank Top
- “Normal People Scare Me” Comfy Hoodie
- The Many Moods Of Jason Voorhees Mask Shirt
- Voorhees 13 Jersey
- Angel of Death, The Spooky Grim Reaper on a Tricycle
- Michael Myers Pullover Hoodie
- Hoor Movie Chick T-Shirt
- I Just Want to Eat Pizza and Watch Horror Movies
- “Friends” Horror Character T-Shirt
- 1980 Camp Crystal Lake Counselor Women T-Shirt
- Horror Character Collection Hoodie
6. Horror Accessories to Match
If you’ve got some awesome horror merch, it’s only reasonable if you get some accessories to match. These would be great gifts for a horror fan because accessories really enhance the wearer’s fashion.
Because of the great variety in fan accessories, a gift for you horror fan can get very unique. So, when it comes down to an individual, you really need to find an accessory that matches the person and particular horror topic, event, movie, book, etc.
Still, we want to help you find great horror gifts so here are some popular recommendations.
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- Caution Socks
- Freddy, A Nightmare On Elm Street Beanie
- Jason Voorhees; Friday the 13th Backpack
- Clown Baby – Chuck Eez Socks
- Horror (Ghost Face Scrunchies)
7. A Trip to the Spookies Places in All 50 States
Here is a list of the spookiest places in America. According to the Travel Channel
- Alabama: Sloss Furnaces
- Alaska: Red Onion Salon
- Arizona: Yuma Territorial Prison
- Arkansas: The Crescent Hotel
- California: Queen Mary Ship
- Colorado: The Stanley Hotel
- Connecticut: The Mark Twain House
- Delaware: Fort Delaware
- Florida: St. Augustine Lighthouse
- Georgia: Bonaventure Cemetery
- Hawaii: Hawaii Plantation Villages
- Idaho: Old Idaho Penitentiary
- Illinois: McPike Mansion
- Indiana: The Story Inn
- Iowa: Villisca Ax Murder House
- Kansas: Sallie House
- Kentucky: Waverly Hills Sanatorium
- Louisiana: The Myrtles Plantation
- Maine: Mount Hope Cemetery
- Maryland: Antietam National Battlefield
- Massachusetts: The Lizzie Borden House
- Michigan: Mackinac Island
- Minnesota: Wabasha Street Caves
- Mississippi: McRaven House
- Missouri: Lemp Mansion
- Montana: Bannack Ghose Town
- Nebraska: State Capitol Building
- Nevada: Mizpah Hotel
- New Hamshire: Mount Washington Hotel
- New Jersey: Pine Barren
- (yep we are going to 50 states!)
- New Mexico: Roswell (UFO Museum)
- New York: Rolling Hills Asylum
- North Carolina: Biltmore Estate
- North Dakota: Fort Abraham Lincoln
- Ohio: Ohio State Reformatory
- Oklahoma: Stone Lion Inn
- Oregon: Heceta Head Lighthouse
- Pennsylvania: Eastern State Penitentiary
- Rhode Island: Providence City hall
- South Carolina: Dock Street Theatre
- South Dakota: Historic Bullock Hotel
- Tennessee: Bell Witch Cave
- Texas Hotel Galvez
- Utah: Old Tooele Hospital
- Vermont: Emily’s Bridge
- Virginia: Peyton Randolph House
- Washington: Port Townsend
- West Virginia: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
- Wisconsin: The Pfister Hotel
- Wyoming: Fort Laramie
These places are the best places for someone to visit in their state. However, not everywhere on this list requires a ticket. This means that you can; suggest it to them and them offer to go with them. This will be the new gift for your awesome horror fan.
8. Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection
If you’ve got a horror fan who loves to watch movies, then this might be the best gift of this list!
This is a collection of 30 Classic Horror and Monster Movies that they need to see. As an addition, the collection comes with a 48-Page Collectible Book that includes fun facts and trivia about these movies.
You must be thinking, “gosh, that sounds cool but it must be expensive!”. Well not really. For the value that you would be giving your friend, it’s worth the $114 price tag in Blue-Ray or $88 in DVD. You should check it out.
9. Top-Rated Horror Video Games
As we formally have said, people consume their favorite horror piece in different ways. Now, we are talking about people who love to play horror video games.
What could be better for a horror gamer than a horror game?
Nothing!
So let’s get them an awesome game that they can play for a long while and enjoy playing. Let’s get them a game that will make them very thankful and that will become very significant and valuable in their lives.
So if you’ve got someone who has a gaming console, then the perfect game to get them is a horror video game.
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- Dollhouse – Play Station
- Friday The 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition – Play Station
- Fade to Silence – Play Station
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments – Play Station
- Resident Evil Triple Pack – Nintendo Switch
- The Dark Pictures Anthology – Man of Medan – Play Station
10. Horror Film Face Mask
In the light of current events, we thought it would be appropriate to add this “current event” horror gift to the list.
It’s an awesome gift for horror fans and since we were rocked pretty hard by this world-wide (Corona Virus) thing, we think that a horror film face mask will be relevant long after the Corona pandemic clears out.
Why? Because in this gift you combine a current event that is going to pass but will be remembered in our minds (Coronavirus) and a timeless interest (horror film) into one awesome gift for your horror fan.
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- Friday the 13th Face Mask
- Frankenstein/Dracula/Mummy/Wolfman Face Mask
- F.R.I.E.N.D.S Horror Movie Face Mask
- Custom Michael Myers Face Mask
Conclusion
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